Bajgora

For other uses, see Bajgora (disambiguation).

Bajgora (Albanian: Bajgorë; Serbian; Бајгора) is a village in the municipality of Mitrovica in Kosovo. It is located in the south of the Kopaonik mountain range. It is just a few kilometers south from the Bajraku peak rising up to 1,789 m (5,869 ft) high. According to the 2011 census, it had 1,098 inhabitants, all Albanians.^[1] It is part of the region known as Shala e Bajgorës.

Bajgora Bajgorë
Village
Bajgora Location in Kosovo
Coordinates: 42°57′08″N 21°00′14.4″E
Location	Kosovo
District	Mitrovica
Municipality	Mitrovica
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	1,098
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

Bajgora was the scene of Kosovo Liberation Army activity during the Kosovo War of 1999.^[2][3]

Notable People

• Bislim Bajgora, Adjutant for the Balli Kombetar forces of Kosovo
• Mehë Uka, educator and polticial prisoner honoured with the Hero of Kosovo Order^[4]

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See also

• Bajgora Wind Farm

References

1. 2011 Kosovo Census results
2. Chris Bird (January 12, 1999). "Shooting of aide puts Kosovo on brink of war". The Guardian.
3. Steven Erlanger (May 11, 1999). "Crisis in the Balkans: The Serbs; Belgrade Says Pullout In Kosovo Has Begun". The New York Times.
4. "Mehë Ramë Uka". Radio Kosova e Lirë (in Albanian). 29 December 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2024.

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